My unpaid Consulting Detective's married name is Lady Natasha Dorrington. Her maiden name is unknown, as is the location of her missing husband. She prefers to be addressed as "Tasha."

While Natasha is a Russian name, she has no accent and speaks several languages. Tasha is well-educated in science, literature, the arts, history, and most useful to me, criminology. Not the education one associates with the fairer sex.

Her abilities are varied and many: Tasha is an accomplished aerialist, and has professional-level expertise in theatrical make-up, costumes and acting. She has the skills of a cat-burglar and though nothing can be proven, Lady Dorrington is suspected of once being on the far side of the law. Given her formidable array of abilities, I am most grateful she's answered the call of virtue.

Lady Natasha (Tasha) Dorrington

Emmy-Winning Writer Brooks Wachtel straddles history and fantasy with intrigue and excitement.

Renaissance-man Brooks Wachtel has a plethora of life-long interests that keep his mind agile and his conversation witty. Two of his favorite topics are history and the fantastic.

Mr. Wachtel has shared his love of bygone days with viewers of The History Channel, co-creating the hit series "DogFights." He has also written more than 100 televised episodes of dramatic fiction, including Fox’s live-action "Young Hercules" and animated hits like "Spider-Man" and "X-Men."

Combining these two loves anew, along with his penchant for creating smart, strong and sexy heroines, has led to his premier novel... "Lady Sherlock: The Circle of the Smiling Dead."